Anyone playing this on xbox live? This game is addicting as hell.



[Edited on August 11, 2008 at 3:55 PM. Reason : .]

8/11/2008 3:34:31 PM

Aw i thought this was a thread about

8/11/2008 3:49:02 PM

i liked that band. whatever happened to them

8/11/2008 3:50:55 PM

what?

8/11/2008 3:55:52 PM

I've heard a lot about this game.

I want to play it, but my xbox isn't connected to the internet

8/11/2008 3:56:26 PM

^^^Just broke up after people started leaving etc. Ironically enough, Frame and Canvas (the album art I linked) was after a few of them had left and its probably my favorite album of theirs even though I like the stuff before it too.

However after they broke up, most of them reformed with a new sound under the band name "Hey Mercedes" which you should definitely check out if you enjoy Braid, even though its different. Im a big fan of both.

edit: sorry for hijacking the thread. I just absolutely adore that whole genre of music. such nostalgic there for me

[Edited on August 11, 2008 at 4:01 PM. Reason : ]

8/11/2008 3:56:55 PM

I played through the trail, it's awesome

Not $15 awesome though

8/11/2008 3:58:47 PM

8/11/2008 4:27:11 PM

lol

[Edited on August 11, 2008 at 4:47 PM. Reason : this game is weird as hell but fun]

[Edited on August 11, 2008 at 4:52 PM. Reason : this is definitely some of the coolest puzzle gameplay ive seen in a long time]

8/11/2008 4:46:57 PM

yeah, he's on another rant on his website today about spending $15 for the game

I don't care

I don't want to spend that much money on a game that short

I don't even buy games anymore anyway, I trade all of mine in on goozex and get what I want

8/11/2008 5:16:40 PM

can you download a trial version on XBLA for free? graphics look...interesting

8/11/2008 5:21:39 PM

yea it looks dope, plays dope, and the seems top-notch for a downloadible game

but $15 for 2-5 hours of playtime, pending your skill for problem solving....thats better put towards madden

8/11/2008 5:26:22 PM

Quote :

"^^^Just broke up after people started leaving etc. Ironically enough, Frame and Canvas (the album art I linked) was after a few of them had left and its probably my favorite album of theirs even though I like the stuff before it too. However after they broke up, most of them reformed with a new sound under the band name "Hey Mercedes" which you should definitely check out if you enjoy Braid, even though its different. Im a big fan of both. edit: sorry for hijacking the thread. I just absolutely adore that whole genre of music. such nostalgic there for me"

they reunited for a tour in 04

we saw them play at some crazy ass dance club in greensboro

but yes, a band that definitely brings back memories

8/11/2008 5:26:36 PM

I wish I could play this on a PC.

8/11/2008 5:38:54 PM

Quote :

"can you download a trial version on XBLA for free? graphics look...interesting"

yes

[Edited on August 11, 2008 at 5:44 PM. Reason : the price is high but i had points from a gift card so i used it]

8/11/2008 5:41:50 PM

the drum hook on "the new nathan detroits" blew my face off

[Edited on August 11, 2008 at 6:35 PM. Reason : in like 11th grade lol]

8/11/2008 6:34:50 PM

If paying $15 for one of the most interesting games in recent memory chaps your ass that badly, go to Target right now, buy a 1600 MS Points card on sale for $14.99, and go home and buy Braid for the equivalent price of $11.25.

I want value for my hard earned dollar bucks as much as the next gamer--maybe even more, since I have so little time to game these days--but some people act like a 4 hour game just CAN'T be worth $15 no matter how good it is. I think a lot of these same people spend $15 on a pair of movie tickets on a regular basis.

If you're into game dev/design at all, check out this cool article on the history of Braid's art direction http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3753/the_art_of_braid_creating_a_.php

8/11/2008 6:56:50 PM

I just played the trial today and it was absolutely amazing. Gameplay is very fun and intuitive as well. This is one of those titles that absolutely supports the game-as-art argument.

8/11/2008 7:32:54 PM

Quote :

"they reunited for a tour in 04 we saw them play at some crazy ass dance club in greensboro but yes, a band that definitely brings back memories"

yea i didnt get to go

and I also like how 2 completely different conversations have been carried out within this thread without really overlapping or either side mentioning the other hahah.

8/11/2008 9:05:13 PM

Quote :

"However after they broke up, most of them reformed with a new sound under the band name "Hey Mercedes" which you should definitely check out if you enjoy Braid, even though its different. Im a big fan of both. "

I was misled by this thread just like you were.

My buddy and I were having a conversation the other day about how we miss Braid and Hey Mercedes. *sigh*

8/11/2008 9:22:08 PM

This game has some of the best puzzles I've ever seen on a console.
Anyone that was willing to pay for Portal should buy this game.

Well worth $15.

8/11/2008 10:12:11 PM

Remember folks, Target has 1600 point cards for $15 this week so the game is about $10 now. Well worth it.

8/12/2008 1:26:20 AM

helllllloooooo highschool

8/12/2008 2:20:31 AM

just finished World 5 and now on to 6.


World 5 is by far the most fun

8/12/2008 10:41:07 AM

Yeah, world 5 is definitely the most fun. World 6 is such a letdown after you play through 5. And then world 1 is just...eh.

8/12/2008 3:58:24 PM

I totally thought this thread was about Bob Nanna too.

Someone make a thread.

8/12/2008 6:07:36 PM

enough about the band, this thread isn't about the band


I posted a giant pic of the game intro so that people wouldn't be confused

8/13/2008 5:36:39 PM

I'm on world 4. So far, so good.

8/15/2008 9:43:28 PM

isnt braid a band?

8/15/2008 10:41:10 PM

Braid is on par with Portal for 'shit your pants' moments and awesome puzzles. It compares well to Portal in price and length as well.

Anyone have any clue what the ending is all about?

8/15/2008 11:26:46 PM

I just read that part about "He didn't understand all of it, but the parts he did were amazing" (completely paraphrasing that) and I took that to be a metaphor for the experience you were supposed to take away from the game.

Or something.

8/15/2008 11:35:12 PM

I was just asking about this the other day. Still don't know what it is about.

8/15/2008 11:55:53 PM

***** SPOILER maybe????

Quote :

"The first test of an atomic weapon took place in New Mexico in the U.S. on July 16, 1945. J. Robert Oppenheimer, the director of the project, and the man commonly referred to as 'Father of the Atomic Bomb,' later said that the line, "I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds," from the Indian sacred text, the Bhagavad-Gita, came to mind as the mushroom cloud produced by the weapon rose. Test director Kenneth Bainbridge reportedly simply said, "Now we are all sons of bitches." "

If you go reread the end, some of it will make a little bit more sense. Also, is the city on fire in the beginning? If so, that ties in too.

8/16/2008 9:40:25 AM

http://www.rllmukforum.com/index.php?showtopic=190136%C2%A0

here's one theory about the ending *spoilers* (obviously)

8/17/2008 12:41:22 AM

Finished it

awesome game

8/18/2008 11:52:18 AM

sold my records for mad money http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESOX:IT&item=160261641188

8/18/2008 7:16:14 PM

I've gotten all of the puzzle pieces except for one (the last on in level 5's Crossing the Gap). It's driving me fucking crazy.

8/19/2008 2:34:00 PM

Let it drive you crazy.

One of the puzzles took me over an hour to figure out (focusing on that one puzzle) but solving it myself felt like the greatest achievement ever.

Don't ruin the experience with a walkthrough.

8/19/2008 3:07:25 PM

I cheated on about 4 A few times I just checked to be sure what I was attempting was the right way to go about it.

8/19/2008 3:29:03 PM

lol

8/19/2008 4:03:31 PM

Got through it, finished the game, FUCKING LOVED IT. One of the best last levels / game endings ever.

8/19/2008 4:14:20 PM

if anyone is having trouble, the official walkthrough is really great
http://braid-game.com/walkthrough/walkthrough2.html

8/19/2008 6:15:31 PM

Just finished it tonight. Out-fucking-standing!

I was so tempted to lookup how to finish 3 last puzzle pieces but taking a night off and coming back to it gave me a fresh approach and it just clicked. It does feel great to figure out a challenging puzzle.

I really love the story telling. As said above, the ending level was really creative. So well done how things are intertwined and all mixed up at the same time.

Definitely worth the $10 I paid for it.

8/20/2008 1:15:51 AM

how'd you get for 10?

8/22/2008 3:20:29 PM

ugh, i am so tempted to use a walkthrough right now

only piece i've had trouble with so far in world 5 (with the "shadow"), stage 4 or 5...which ever is "jumping the gap" or "minding the gap" or whatever it's called

i've tried to get that one piece above the door for at least an hour, and nothing at all is working

8/25/2008 5:32:22 PM

Yeah, that one was tough. It was also one that felt good to solve.

8/25/2008 7:07:01 PM

Just finished it. Surprised it didn't take me longer though from everyone's review. The puzzle I mentioned above was the toughest for me to figure out, and a definite "doh" moment when it clicked.

Now I gotta go read some interpretations of what the heck was going on with the story, lol

oh, and I agree, do NOT use a walkthrough, you actually feel like you accomplished something when you solve all of them on your own.

Now I'm also working on the speed runs

Quote :

"http://www.rllmukforum.com/index.php?showtopic=190136%C2%A0 here's one theory about the ending *spoilers* (obviously)"

wow

[Edited on August 25, 2008 at 9:50 PM. Reason : .]

8/25/2008 9:38:15 PM

Drovkin, that was the same puzzle that I had the most trouble with (last one I completed).. made me want to throw the controller across the room. The game definitely forces you to thin outside the box. World 5 was the most challenging by far.

8/26/2008 12:54:42 AM

We were doing "crossing the gap" and had three people sitting there playing/watching and trading off controllers just like in the old days. It must have taken hours. But the instant each one of us saw what we had to do (on accident), it was a collective "OOOOOOH". This a fucking multiplayer game I swear.

8/26/2008 8:01:25 AM

^ hahaha, yeah, that's the one I was talking about.

Basically I had tried the same thing for the 100th time, and then thought, "wait...I wonder..."

and then ding

lol

I did have a quick question on that spoiler ending that was posted above

***spoiler*****
































at the end of his statement, he said

Quote :

"Think about the ending. A purging wall of flame chases Tim and the princess, all the way up to the point of Tim is found lurking outside a bedroom window. At this point everything reverses; Tim is now chasing her, not following. She is now trying to trap and block Tim from ever reaching her, not aid his progression. Instead of trying to escape the hands of an aggressive knight, he is now the one figure that takes her away from Tim’s ‘ridiculous need’, his obsession with control. And the one point that rounds all this off – in the pursuit of the eighth star, Tim finally manages to reach the upper half of the screen, and come into contact with the princess herself. What happens? She fucking explodes."

Where does she explode? I saw her being "saved" by the knight, but then it dumps me back into the beginning area. I see the 8 stars in the nighttime sky, but i don't know how he's finding her. Anyone else know what he's talking about?






























































**end spoilers**

8/26/2008 8:08:48 AM